COMMUNICATION IN LOCAL

AND GLOBAL
Communicating Across Cultures
• International communication is influenced by cultural
differences.
- Carol Kinsey Goman
• Intercultural competence is essential for us to live
harmoniously despite our differences in culture.
Intercultural communication – interaction with
people from diverse cultures (Jandt,1998)
• Interracial communication – communication with people from
different races
• Interethnic communication – interacting with people of
different ethnic origins
• International communication – communicating between
representatives from different nations
• Intracultural communication – interacting with members of the
same racial or ethnic group or co-culture
Communication Style
• High-context communication – a tradition-linked
communication system which adheres strongly to
being indirect.
• Low-context communication – a system that works on
straightforward communication
Improving Intercultural Communication
Competence
• Recognize the validity and differences of
communication styles among people.
• Learn to eliminate personal biases and prejudices.
• Strive to acquire communication skills necessary in a
multicultural world.
Do you agree or disagree? Give concrete
situations to support your stand.
“ Human beings draw close to one another by
their common nature, but habits and customs
keep them apart.” (Confucius)